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The present paper aims to make a foray into the concept of rumination. When you repetitively and passively focus on the meaning, causes and consequences of negative emotions or on an unfinished problem you ruminate. Each of us has such repetitive thoughts, but rumination is excessive and has negative implications for mental and physical health. Rumination is a well-established risk factor for the onset of major depression and anxiety symptomatology in both adolescents and adults. We examined the rumination of anger and sadness in adolescents aged 14-18 years and students aged 18-45 years. We expect that female persons reported higher levels of both forms of rumination compared to male persons. Rumination prolongs and exacerbates negative feelings, reduces effective problem solving, and diminishes the willingness to engage in activities that induce positive affect.
